Australia - Princes Bridge 普林瑟斯橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1956-10-31 

Princes Bridge is a historic bridge that crosses the Yarra River in Central Melbourne, Australia. It is built on the site of one of the oldest river crossings in Australia, being the third bridge on the same location. The first was a wooden trestle bridge built in 1844. The second was built in 1850 as the longest single span bridge in the world，and stood for 35 years. The current bridge was built in 1888, making it over 122 years old. The bridge connects Swanston Street on the Yarra River's northern bank to St Kilda Road on the southern bank, and carries, road, tram and pedestrian traffic. The bridge is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
Because of its position, Princes Bridge is often a focal point for celebratory events in Melbourne such as the Moomba Festival, New Years Eve and many celebrations taking place on the Yarra River where it flows through the city.

普林瑟斯橋是橫跨澳大利亞墨爾缽中心雅拉河的歷史性橋梁，它位於澳大利亞最古老的渡河口之一，目前的橋梁是建在同一地點的第三座。首建於1844年時是座木棧橋；在1850年被改建為當時世界最長的單跨砂岩橋梁，屹立了35年；而目前的橋梁係1888年所建，使用已逾122年。這座橋連接雅拉河北岸的斯旺斯頓街到南岸的聖基爾達路，承擔了道路、電車和行人等交通運輸。橋梁已列入維多利亞文化遺產登錄。
由於它的位置，普林瑟斯橋經常是舉辦慶祝活動的主要地點，如墨爾缽蒙巴節、新年除夕及許多城市慶祝活動都在此雅拉河畔輪番上陣。